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 We need to discuss whether strings should be 0-terminated. Processing a string buffer with C/C++ routines would be much easier if it did. Also, in debug mode, the display of a string is easier.
-''Question: can we use bit fields, or better masks plus shift for the compacted values?''
+The listing uses bit fields, but I think that we should use masks and shifts to ensure the correct width and alignment of data, along with inline methods to access the fields.
   class String ... {